Folding chair



Nov. 10, 1953 ANDROSIGLIO 2,658,562

FOLDING CHAIR Filed June 30, 1948 JNVENTOR.

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ATTORNEY lllllllfllllllllllllfllllllllIIIIIIIIIIIHIIIXEIIIIIII PatentedNov. 10, 1953 UNITED STATES EFATENT OFFICE FOLDING CHAIR LucioAndrosiglio, Hoboken, N. J.

Application June 30, 1948, Serial No. 36,211

2 Claims.

My invention relates generally to folding chairs and specifically to afolding chair having a cooperating canopy and a table, with room forseveral persons to seat themselves thereon.

It is among the objects of my invention to provide a chair combined witha table and canopy that folds into a compact unit.

It is another object of my invention to provide a foldable chair thatseats more than one person.

It is yet another object of my invention to provide a folding chairwhich when folded includes a table and canopy without substantiallyadditional bulk.

It is a still further object of my invention to provide a foldablechair, table, and canopy, which is simple in form, easy to erect,strong, and durable.

These objects and advantages may be achieved through the deviceillustrated in the drawings, in which:

Figure 1 is a side elevation of my folding chair;

Figure 2 is a View of my chair folded into a compact mass including thetable and canopy supports;

Figure 3 is a partial front View of one of the legs and back; and

Figure 4 is a view of the base frame and supports.

Referring now to the drawings in detail, my folding chair has at eachend, a pair of legs H, l2 each pair of which are pivotally connected atabout their mid-point by a bolt IS. The top ends of each pair of thelegs ll, l2 are connected together with cross rungs l4, l5. The bottomends of the leg H, are also connected together with a cross rung it. Abracket ll is connected to each of the opposite ends of the base framel8 and the bottom front ends of the legs 12 are pivotally connected tothe brackets. has reinforcing cross bars [9. The cross bars l9 haveslots 2G to receive the cross rung I8, whereby the legs are maintainedin erect position. A plurality of cross bars I9 may be used, one ofwhich should be at the mid-point of the frame. A pair of supportingmembers 2i may be hinged to the center cross bar 19. When erected, thesupporting members 2! will engage the cross rungs l4, 15 to providestrength for the chair so that it can be made large enough to hold twoor more persons. The cross rungs l4, ill will rest on the supportingmembers 2 i. At the front of the base frame 3, brackets 22 are providedto which table arms 23 are bolted at opposite ends of the frame. A table24 has brackets 25 at opposite ends to which the table arms 23 arebolted.

The base frame l8 2 Likewise, legs 26 are bolted to the brackets 25.. Alatch Zl will maintain the table top level.

At the upper end of the legs I2, back frame members 28 are pivotallyconnected. At the top of the back frame members 28, a cross rung 29 isconnected. The lower ends of the back frame members 28 each have a pin30 whereby the back is erected, to, and not beyond the proper position,when the pins 3|] engage with the legs [2. In order to prevent the backframe members 28 from moving forward, latches 3| are attached to theback frame members 28 in slots 32 and pivot forward to engage pins 33 onthe legs l2. A fabric web to is attached to cross rung 29 and extendsdownward and forward around the cross rung l4 and then passes rearwardlyto be connected to the cross rung 55. A seat is thereby formed by theWeb 3 5.

All of these members are proportioned so as to fold within each other asshown in Figure 2. In order to provide a canopy, the back frame members28 must be extended. To make the canopy supports foldable withoutextending beyond the same space as the previously described structure, acanopy support may not be integral with the back frame members 28.Therefore, brackets 35 are attached to the back frame members 28. Arms36 are pivotally connected to the brackets 35. The upper ends of thearms 36 are also provided with brackets 31. Pivotally connected to thesebrackets are canopy supports 38. The canopy supports each have a pair ofbolts 39, and a cross rung ll! connects said supports. Extension arms Mare provided with slots 42 in which the bolts slide. The ends of theextension arms 4! have a cross rung 43 connecting them together. Acanopy 44 fits over the canopy supports 38 and extension arms 4!.Latches d5 affirmatively position the arms 36 in an upright position.Other latches 46 position the canopy supports 38 at the proper anglewith respect to the arms 35.

This structure is erectable to the form shown in Figure l, and. foldableto the form shown in Figure 2. The structure may be made large enough tosupport two or more persons.

Many changes may be made in the construction, selection and arrangementof the various parts, all within the scope of the appended claimswithout departing from the spirit of the invention.

I claim:

1. A folding chair comprising pairs of pivotally connected legs, saidpairs having the upper ends connected by cross rungs, and their lowerrear ends connected by a cross rung, a base frame pivotally connectedwith the pairs of legs at the lower front ends, said base frame having aslot for receiving the cross rung connecting the lower rear ends of thepairs, supporting members medially pivoted on the base frame and engaable with the upper cross rungs of the legs, back frame memberspivotally connected with the legs and having their upper ends connectedby a cross rung, table arms pivotally connected at their lower ends withthe base frame, a table top pivotally connected with the upper end ofeach of the table arms, table legs depending therefrom, a web connectedto the cross rung of the back frame members and extending downward andforward around the upper front cross rung of the legs and rearward to beconnected to the rear upper cross rung of the legs.

2. A folding chair comprising pairs of plvotally connected legsconnected by cross rungs, a base frame connected with the legs,supporting mem bers connected with the base frameand detachably engagedwith the rungs. back frame members connected to the legs, a tableconnected to the base frame, a web connected with the back frame membersand the legs defining a seat, a canopy supporting means connected to theback frame members, and a canopy on the supporting means.

LUCIO ANDROSIGLIO.

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